Robot 'Spider-man' casts net to nab burglars

Catches thieves just like flies...

Updated If we brought you news of a new web robot then you’d probably think we meant a some form of online android, right? But a Japanese firm’s developed the mechanical equivalent of Spider-man.

The T-34 is a four-wheeled security droid that fires a net at anyone who breaks into its patrol zone. The Spider-man style weapon envelops the intruder to render escape impossible - unless, we guess, they’re equipped with scissors.

Catches thieves just like flies

Image courtesy of Reuters

A sound sensor alerts the T-34 to the presence of a potential burglar, at which point it’ll notify a remote operator by mobile phone. The operator can control the droid’s movements using their handset, and the T-34 can move at lightening speeds of up to 6mph.